G. Mennen Williams and Nancy Quirk Williams oral history project, 1980-1982.

Reuther, Victor G. (Victor George), 1912-2004

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Victor George Reuther (January 1, 1912 – June 3, 2004) was a prominent international labor organizer. He was one of three Reuther brothers (Walter and Roy) who were lifelong members of the U.S. labor movement. His older brother Walter became the president of the United Auto Workers union (UAW) and Victor became the head of that union's Education Dept. and an organizer on the international level. He was a proponent of social democracy. He was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, the son of Anna (S...

Dingell, John D. (John David), 1926-2019

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John David Dingell Jr. (July 8, 1926 – February 7, 2019) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1955 until 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he holds the record for longest-ever serving member of Congress in American history, representing Michigan for more than 59 years. He most recently served as the representative for Michigan's 12th congressional district. A longtime member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Dingell ...

Wasem, Ruth Ellen

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Doctoral student in history at the University of Michigan. From the description of Ruth Ellen Wasem interviews, 1979. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34420482 ...

Downs, Tom, 1916-

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Lawyer, of Lansing, Mich. From the description of Papers, 1976-1979. (Wayne State University). WorldCat record id: 28413995 Legal advisor to the Michigan A.F.L.-C.I.O. and the Democratic State Central Committee; vice chairman of the Michigan Constitutional Convention, 1961-1962; and member of the Michigan Employment Security Commission, 1949-1965. From the description of Tom Downs papers, 1947-1965 and 1995. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34422897 ...

McCree, Wade H. (Wade Hampton), 1920-1987

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Michigan Historical Collections

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Papers collected in the Netherlands under the auspices of the Immigration Sources Project of the Michigan Historical Collections. From the description of Immigration Sources Project (Netherlands) records, ca. 1850-1933. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34422079 Interviews conducted by Sidney Fine. From the description of Detroit Riot Oral History Project transcripts, 1984-1985. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34419886 The Frank...

Hart, Adelaide, 1900-

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Vice chairman of the Democratic Party State Central Committee, primarily during the gubernatorial administration of G. Mennen Williams. From the description of Adelaide Hart papers, 1948-1971. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34419325 Adelaide Hart was a devoted and tireless worker for the Michigan Democratic party throughout the Williams's era and into the 1960s. Along with Democratic state chairman Neil Staebler, Hart, as vice chairman, was a tale...

Williams, G. Mennen, 1911-1988

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Governor of Michigan (1949-1960), and Justice of the Supreme Court of Michigan (1970- ). From the description of Gerhard M. Williams papers, 1949-1960 (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 495705218 Michigan Democratic Governor, 1949-1960; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, 1961-1966; U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines, 1967-1969; Michigan Supreme Court justice, 1970-1987. From the description of G. Mennen Williams papers, 1883-1988. (Unive...

Henderson, Erma, 1917-

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Detroit City Council's first African American, Erma Henderson served as president of the Council from 1978-1989. Erma Henderson was born in Pensacola, Florida in 1917. When she was two years old her family relocated to Detroit. She attended the Detroit Public Schools and was later educated at the Detroit Institute of Technology, Wayne County Community College, and the University of Michigan. She received her Masters Degree in Social Work at Wayne State University. Ms. He...

Wisniewski, Joseph M.

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Fitt, Alfred Bradley, 1923-

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Clevenger, Raymond Francis, 1926-

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Democratic Congressman from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, 1965-1966. From the description of Raymond Francis Clevenger papers, 1965-1966. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34423415 Francis Raymond Clevenger was born in Chicago, Illinois, on June 6, 1926. During World War II, he served in the United States Army Medical Corps from July 1944 to July 1946. Upon his return, Clevenger attended Roosevelt University in Chicago and the London School of Economic...

Sheffield, Horace Linsey, 1916-

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Williams, G. Mennen, Mrs.

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Weber, Paul W.

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Griffiths, Hicks G., 1910-

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Woodcock, Leonard

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Executive. From the description of Reminiscences of Leonard Woodcock : oral history, 1967. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122574194 Labor leader. From the description of Oral history interview with Leonard Woodcock, 1963. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321454 ...

Smith, Otis Milton, 1922-1994

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Attorney, Michigan state official, justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, 1961-1966, regent of the University of Michigan Board of Regents, 1967-1971, general counsel and vice president of the General Motors Corporation. From the description of Otis M. Smith papers, 1949-1993 (bulk 1957-1971). (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34422263 Otis M. Smith was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on February 20, 1922. He received his undergraduate education at Fisk ...

Democratic Party (Mich.)

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The Democratic Party of Michigan is a non-profit organization affiliated with the Democratic National Committee, and its State Chairman is a member of the Association of State Democratic chairs. The group is dedicated to supporting Democratic candidates for public office in the state of Michigan, promoting the party in Michigan, and fielding the concerns of Michigan citizens as part of their effort to affect legislative change. Although the Democratic Party State Central...

Bordin, Ruth Birgitta Anderson, 1917-

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Ann Arbor, Michigan, historian and writer. From the description of Ruth Birgitta Anderson Bordin papers, 1940-1992 (bulk 1980-1992). (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 81676889 From the description of Ruth Birgitta Anderson Bordin papers, 1980-1987. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34422189 Ruth Bordin was born in Litchfield, Minnesota on November 11, 1917. She received both her B.A.(1938) and M.A.(1941) from the University of Mi...

Mezzano, Louis.

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Lecznar, Stella.

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Democratic Party worker and ethnic club leader. From the description of Stella Lecznar scrapbooks, 1939-1948. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34421637 ...

Boehm, Ernest R.

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Adams, Paul DeWitt, 1906-1987

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Paul DeWitt Adams (1906-1987), born in Heflin, Alabama, was commissioned to the infantry from West Point in 1928. He served with the 34th Infantry and 8th Infantry Division. He served also as Executive Officer of 1st Special Service Force, the commanding officer of the 143rd Infantry, and then rose to the rank of Brigadier General in March 1945. After World War II, he served as commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division, V Corps, Third Army, and then commander in chief of Strike Command b...

Berry, Michael, 1920-

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Bledsoe, Geraldine Neale.

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Hart, Jane Briggs.

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Political activist, aviator, and wife of the late Senator Philip A. Hart. From the description of Jane Briggs Hart papers, ca. 1925-1996. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 671397516 From the description of Jane Briggs Hart visual materials. ca. 1925-1988. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 671395833 ...